U.S. stocks found some footing early in the session but failed to keep up the pace late in the day. The market needs a catalyst to turn around, with all eyes shifting to Nvidia earnings on Wednesday. In the meantime, investors will have to snack on results from Walmart, Lowe’s, and several popular Chinese stocks before the bell. 👀

Today's issue covers SMCI being saved by the bell, Boston Scientific’s breakout, and The Stocktwits Daily Rip’s new pre-market show premiere. 📰

Here’s the S&P 500 heatmap. 10 of 11 sectors closed green, with energy (+1.33%) leading and industrials (-0.14%) lagging.

And here are the closing prices: 

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Friday after the bell, news broke that three independent broker-dealers had acquired a 5.3% stake in embattled semiconductor company Super Micro Computer. The company also said it was preparing to file a plan with the Nasdaq exchange to resolve its lack of financial disclosure and avoid delisting. 👍

Today, the company added to its gains after hours on news it hired BDO as its new auditor and submitted its plan to Nasdaq detailing its efforts to regain compliance with the exchange requirements.

In addition to that news, Super Micro is now selling products featuring Nvidia’s next-generation AI chip, Blackwell, putting it in strong competition with Dell and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

The combination of upbeat news helped drive prices higher and get traders talking about a potential short squeeze. Still, Stocktwits community sentiment remains in ‘bearish’ territory as uncertainty surrounds the underlying business. 🐻

While we’re talking chip stocks, Nvidia shares came under pressure following reports of overheating issues with its Blackwell chips. If true, the product would require rack redesigns, causing customer delays and pressuring revenues.

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Tesla: Shares popped 6% on reports that President-elect Donald Trump wants to relax U.S. self-driving rules. The news pushed shares of Uber, Lyft, and other potentially impacted industry players lower. ⚡

Liberty Energy: Shares rose 5% after its CEO and Founder, Chris Wright, was nominated by President-elect Donald Trump to serve as the U.S. Secretary of Energy. Relatedly, nuclear energy stocks like Oklo Energy rose sharply on this news, as well as upbeat comments about the industry from Citadel’s Ken Griffin. 🛢

Bakkt Holdings: The cryptocurrency trading firm soared 170% on reports that Trump Media is in “advanced talks” to buy the company. $DJT shares also jumped 17%. 🙃

MicroStrategy: Shares soared 13% after buying $4.6 billion worth of Bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 331,200 BTC at an average price per Bitcoin of $49,784. 🪙

Symbotic: Shares rose 30% after the American robotics warehouse automation company reported better-than-expected earnings, revenues, and guidance. 🤖

Twist Biosciences: Shares hopped 14% after its fourth-quarter results topped expectations along with first-quarter guidance. 💉

Bit Digital: Shares slipped 6% after its third-quarter loss, which was wider than expected, though Stocktwits community sentiment remained bullish. ⛏

Robinhood: Shares lept 8% after Needham upgraded the stock from ‘hold’ to ‘buy,’ believing that changes at the U.S. SEC under the Trump administration will lead to more product launches from the company. Piper Sandler also updated its price target. Affirm Holdings, Upstart, and other fintech shares rose in tandem. 💸

CVS Health: Shares jumped 5% after the board appointed 4 new members following its talks with activist investor Glenview Capital. After initially sitting in ‘bearish’ territory, Stocktwits sentiment flipped to ‘extremely bullish’ before the day’s end. 💊

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While the broader healthcare sector pulls back from its peak, one stock is soaring to fresh all-time highs. 👀

Last week, Boston Scientific completed its Axonics acquisition to expand its urology portfolio. Today, the medical device maker announced a study showing that its Watchman FLX device was superior to oral anticoagulant medication in reducing bleeding risks following cardiac ablation.

While the fundamentals remain a positive tailwind, prices breaking to new all-time highs has technical analysts excited about the stock’s next leg higher. Stocktwits sentiment pushed into ‘bullish’ territory on the news. 📈

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Economic data: Building Permits/Housing Starts (8:30 am ET). 📊

Pre-Market Earnings: Walmart ($WMT), Lowe’s Companies ($LOW), Workhorse Group ($WKHS), Xpeng ($XPEV), Weibo ($WB), Futu Holdings ($FUTU), Vipshop Holdings ($VIPS). 🛏️

After-Hour Earnings: Star Bulk Carriers ($SBLK), Keysight Technologies ($KEYS), ZTO Express ($ZTO). 🎧

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